South Carolina General Assembly
116th Session, 2005-2006

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S. 145

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Mescher
Document Path: l:\s-res\wcm\003catf.mrh.doc

Introduced in the Senate on January 11, 2005
Introduced in the House on February 15, 2005
Last Amended on May 4, 2005
Currently residing in conference committee

Summary: Arkansas blue catfish

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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  12/15/2004  Senate  Prefiled
  12/15/2004  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry
   1/11/2005  Senate  Introduced and read first time SJ-152
   1/11/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-152
    2/3/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry SJ-8
    2/8/2005  Senate  Amended SJ-26
    2/8/2005  Senate  Read second time SJ-26
   2/10/2005  Senate  Read third time and sent to House SJ-20
   2/15/2005  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-12
   2/15/2005  House   Referred to Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources 
                        and Environmental Affairs HJ-12
   3/30/2005  House   Committee report: Favorable with amendment Agriculture, 
                        Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs HJ-11
   3/31/2005  House   Amended HJ-19
   3/31/2005  House   Read second time HJ-19
   3/31/2005  House   Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative 
                        day HJ-20
    4/1/2005  House   Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments 
                        HJ-1
    4/5/2005  Senate  Referred to Committee on Fish, Game and Forestry SJ-18
    5/4/2005  Senate  Committee report: Favorable with amendment Fish, Game 
                        and Forestry SJ-26
    5/4/2005  Senate  House amendment amended SJ-26
    5/4/2005  Senate  Returned to House with amendments SJ-26
    5/5/2005          Scrivener's error corrected
   5/10/2005  House   Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Wednesday, 
                        May 18, 2005 HJ-18
   5/18/2005  House   Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Tuesday, May 
                        24, 2005 HJ-85
   5/25/2005  House   Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Tuesday, May 
                        31, 2005 HJ-297
   5/31/2005  House   Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Thursday, 
                        June 2, 2005 HJ-109
    6/2/2005  House   Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until July 15, 
                        2005 HJ-55
   1/10/2006  House   Debate adjourned on Senate amendments until Wednesday, 
                        January 11, 2006 HJ-64
   1/11/2006  House   Debate adjourned until Wednesday, January 25, 2006 HJ-20
   1/25/2006  House   Non-concurrence in Senate amendment HJ-40
   3/28/2006  Senate  Senate insists upon amendment and conference committee 
                        appointed McConnell, Mescher, and Grooms SJ-84
   3/29/2006  House   Conference committee appointed Reps. Ott, Rhoad, and 
                        Umphlett HJ-4

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

12/15/2004
2/3/2005
2/8/2005
3/30/2005
3/31/2005
5/4/2005
5/5/2005

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HOUSE AMENDMENTS AMENDED

May 4, 2005

S. 145

Introduced by Senator Mescher

S. Printed 5/04/05--S.    [SEC 5/5/05 3:20 PM]

Read the first time January 11, 2005.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 50-13-390, TO PROVIDE THAT NO MORE THAN ONE ARKANSAS BLUE CATFISH OVER THIRTY-FOUR INCHES MAY BE TAKEN FROM THE WATERS OF LAKES MARION AND MOULTRIE BY ANY ONE PERSON IN ONE DAY, AND TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION APPLY TO COMMERCIAL AS WELL AS RECREATIONAL FISHERMEN.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Chapter 13, Title 50 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 50-13-390.    (A)    Notwithstanding another provision of law, no more than one Arkansas blue catfish over thirty-six inches may be taken from the waters of Lakes Marion and Moultrie by any one person in one day. The provisions of this section apply to commercial as well as recreational fishermen.

(B)    A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days. Each fish over the limit constitutes a separate violation."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

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